Middletown speeding stop nets 4 drug arrests

Published 12:00 am, Thursday, April 8, 2010

MIDDLETOWN -- Four people, including two juveniles, were arrested Sunday after a police stop led to the discovery of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Police pulled over a white Honda Accord at 11:15 p.m. for speeding down Washington Street. Upon approaching the car, officers could smell marijuana emanating from inside. Police said the occupants were making sudden movements and reaching under the seats.

The passenger, Gregory Margison, 18, of 116 Stony Crest Drive, would not obey police commands and attempted to pull away from officers and clench his fists, according to the arrest report.

Margison, along with two juveniles, was removed from the car while police searched the interior.

The driver, Stephanie Bunnell, 20, of Rocky Hill, was also removed from the car and began yelling at officers, stating they did not have probable cause to search the car, according to the arrest report. She reportedly told police the case would be thrown out and she was calling her lawyer.

Officers discovered two plastic bags of marijuana under the passenger seat and inside the center console. Another bag was discovered in the back seat, where the juveniles were sitting. Small plastic baggies, normally used for packaging drugs for sale, were also found inside the car, police said. A digital scale containing marijuana residue was found in the trunk, police said.

Margison was charged with possession of marijuana, possession with intent to sell and interfering with an officer. Bunnell was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. The two juveniles were charged with possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to sell.